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5 July 2007 (Netherlands) moreTagline:
The Story of a Cape Town street-kid, based on Dickens' classic novel Oliver TwistPlot:
Boy Called Twist is the harrowing tale of a South African street-kid's search for love, based on Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Credited cast)| Ivan Abrahams | ... | Boese | |
| Merlin Balie | ... | Chester | |
| Peter Butler | ... | Monks | |
| Bill Curry | ... | Ebrahim Bassedien | |
| Christo Davids | ... | Noah | |
| Goliath Davids | ... | Bedel | |
| Kim Engelbrecht | ... | Nancy | |
| Lesley Fong | ... | Fagin | |
| Bart Fouche | ... | Bill Sykes | |
| Jarrid Geduld | ... | Twist | |
| Amrain Ismail-Essop | ... | Charlotte | |
| Remi Lawrence | ... | Dickie | |
| Josephine Liedeman | ... | Ouma | |
| Stella Makgaba | ... | Francine Mathanda | |
| Johan Malherbe | ... | Brakwater | |
| Ndyebo Mgaga | ... | Charley Bates | |
| Terry Norton | ... | Mrs. Corlet | |
| Trix Pienaar | ... | Mrs. Brakwater | |
| Tertius Swanepoel | ... | Dodger | |
| Farouk Valley-Omar | ... | Adams | |
| Patrick Walton Jr. | ... | Lead Cop |
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I was in Cape Town for 6 months in the fall of 2005 working as a volunteer with street kids, so it was really a special experience for me watching this film. I know some of the street boys figuring as extras in the movie, as Fagin's gang members. From the little knowledge and insight I got to these boys' lives, the illustration of a street boy's life in this film seemed quite realistic to me. I saw this movie in a theater with two young former street boys whom I invited to see it with me, and they both recognized a lot from their own past lives on the street. The street boys I got to know are wonderful and loving innocent boys, who shouldn't be feared. They can look rather tough when you don't know them, but that is just a facade, and necessary to live. All they really want if they approach you, is a little money to buy food. They are rarely violent, but I will admit can be bit annoying if they get too insistent ;)
Actually I really just wanted to know if this movie is available on DVD on some internet shop??? I would really like a copy...